About Memmert

In over 190 countries all over the world, hundreds of thousands of Memmert products have been permanently in use for decades. This is why Memmert is one of the leading suppliers of temperature control appliances worldwide.

It is our hard-lined commitment to quality that has made Memmert a reliable partner in the medical sector and medical research industry ever since the company’s founding in 1947. Of course, Memmert is certified in accordance with DIN EN ISO 13485 for medical devices certificated. Furthermore Memmert successfully passed the extension of the MDD 93/42/EEC certificates. The existing EC certificate, directive 93/42/EEC was issued by the notified body and is now valid until May 2024 according to the transitional regulation (EU) 2017/745. This medical applications special introduces suitable appliances as well as case studies.

It is our passion for details that determines the outstanding quality of our temperature control appliances. And due our unconditional focus on the requirements of the customers Memmert appliances have been regulars in the labs of the pharmaceutical industry and life sciences for decades now. You’ll find corresponding case studies and appliances on this page.

We are dedicated to good taste. In order to ensure the unrivalled reliability and precision of Memmert incubators, ovens and climate chambers we develop and manufacture all vital components ourselves. Read more on Memmert’s solutions for the food and beverage industry on our special application page.

Case Studies

A culinary quick-change artist in gourmet dining

Molecular gastronomy is renowned for using laboratory equipment to create completely new dishes, flavours and textures. Copenhagen’s Alchemist is one of the top international restaurants to have applied this experimental approach as part of a unique culinary signature. In its kitchens, this innovative Danish venue has two Memmert incubators for fermenting ingredients.

History of Memmert a history of success

Globally active, always promoting innovation, but at the same time committed to tradition and responsibility towards customers, employees and the environment: This company philosophy lived by founder Willi Memmert is the secret of Memmert's success.

Founder Willi Memmert

Willi Memmert - an entrepreneur of the post-war area

When in 1947 the Red Cross commissioned a hot-air steriliser to avoid the danger from infections and epidemics, Willi Memmert, an electrical engineer, proved his talent. In those times of economic hardship, he found the perfect material for his first temperature control chamber Aeolus: recycled aluminium from old aircraft parts.

Willi Memmert turned the Aeolus into one of the typical success stories of the years of the Economic Miracle. In a very short time, he brought further models to the production line and distributed these beyond the borders of his home market.

A few years later, world-wide deliveries were shipped from the newly built headquarters in the south of Germany. When the production capacity in the main factory was no longer sufficient, Memmert built another factory in 1974 in Büchenbach. The ideal requirements for the impressive manufacturing depth and at the same time the guaranteed high product quality had now been created. Today, the internal value added is still more than 90 %.

Peter Riefler & Grete Memmert Riefler

Memmert on its way into the new millennium

In 1976, after the sudden accidental death of Willi Memmert, Grete Memmert Riefler and Peter Riefler took over the management. True to the founder's tradition, they also focused on export and expanded personal contacts, especially on the Asian continent. However, under their management, further technological milestones were set as well: The first electronic controller, the introduction of Peltier appliances and the 2003 generation of appliances were a good start for Memmert into the new millennium.

Managing Director Ms Christiane Riefler-Karpa

The third generation takes over

On April 1, 2007, Grete Memmert Riefler and Peter Riefler hands over management to their daughter.

Christiane Riefler-Karpa, who had several leading positions in globally active companies after her national and international studies, took over as managing director and with it all responsibilities for the family company.

Traditional values such as customer satisfaction, quality, innovation and reliability were to be upheld. This is what the new managing director has been pursuing from the start. With the business succession, especially the fields of customer orientation and product development received new impulses in order to be successful in the global market in the future as well. Outstanding examples for this new orientation were the opening of a branch in Shanghai (2010), a representation in India (2012) and especially the introduction of the Generation 2012 of appliances on the occasion of ACHEMA 2012.

Willi Memmert, the company founder, was a never-tiring tinkerer and inventor. All his life, customer requests were the incentive for product innovations and new developments and that is how things continue to be at Memmert.

About us

Memmert is an innovation leader in the development of heating ovens, incubators, climate chambers as well as waterbaths and oilbaths for a wide range of applications in biological, pharmaceutical and food research as well as industrial quality testing.All parameters are controlled with the utmost precision to ensure a controlled atmosphere in our temperature control appliances.